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L.c.2153
London March 18th (92)
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r//A Master of a ship taken by Iohn Dubart and Carryed into Dunkirk haveing been there 2 Months but nowe at Liberty up on his Parroll arived yesterday at White hall & bro t an Exact an acc t of all the shipping in that Port w ch are 125 Sail 74 of the Danes and Swedes &c And that there are two Eng Vessells which under p tence of tradeing w th our allyes have furnished the Enemy w th Eng Commodities viz Lead Powder butter Cheese &c
He adds that 36 Eng have been brought in there Prize since xtmass last that Coales were 4li: 5s P Chaldron that 9 Laden Colliers being brought in last Month the price was ffallen 10s P Chaldron he alsoe gives an acc t. of the Number of the Garrison being 7364 Men besides Officers and that the ffrench haue begun to demollish Dixmude and ffurness
VessellsOn thursday Night a [General] Councill was held at White hall and it was Expected his Ma tie would have nominated some of e Court Officers but there being other p ticuler Business the Matter was deferred till to Morrow
The discourse Revives England 10000 from fflanders & 6000 from Scotland & 4000 from Ireland & when his Ma tie has disposed all things for e Operac on of e Campa in fflanders he will leave e Command of the fforces to e D of Bava - & Gen ll Talmaste and Return to Engl d & head e discent But I write not this as Authentick e Matter
t we shall make a discent on ffra w th 16000 Men from2
? off 30 Counterfeit Guinees &
The Earle of Portland Seemes now Past Dainger insoemuch t his family is prepareing for Holland
S about the Royall Mine was reiected in Parliment Peticioned the K this week that notwithstanding he had severall verdicts at Law that his Mine was not a Royall Mine but Lead yeat was [proscemted] in the Court of Exchequer wherefore prayed his Maiestie for a Noli prosequi on the same which I am tould is Granted
r Cavbury Price whose BillLetters yesterday from Dover advise that a Dutch Privateer has this week brought in here 2 ffrench Vessells bound for Lahogue with Necessaries for building of a Harbour there the ffrench King being persuaded that he may make aharboar there sufficient to p serve his whole navy & designes to disburse a Million of monney to perfect that work
yesterday one Mr Whitehead a Member of Parliment Dyed in this Citty of the Small Pox
All the Officers of the Army have orders to compleat their Companies Imediately upon paine of being [Cashered] & yesterday the Drum beat for Vollenteers offering 20 per Man that will Lyst himselfe in his Maiesties Service
Yesterday a person was Detected in in putting off 30 Counterfeit Guinees & was Committed to Newgate
Orders were this week sent to the Officers of the Victualling Office to gett
come from ffrance: further sayes that the ffrench are laying Great stores of proviss more then can be used in that Garrison And they openly say that it is to sustain the troope that is to Beseige Newport ~ On Thursday Night one Mr Stoakdale a Member of Parliament was Interred in Covent Garden = This week 2 Citty Bakers were seized & Committed of being accused of selling of Corn to the Enemy. but they p tend the Vessell was taken by aPrivateer & Carryed to ffrance
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ready w 3 Months w ch Care berates our beleife that his Ma tie will make aVigerous Discent upon ffrance ths summer
th all speed provisions for 33000 Men forYesterday 145200li was bro the Excheq r upon the proiect Million Bill-
t intoIhear the K Iourney to Holland till Munday or Tuesday come 7 Night
: has deferred hisOur ffleet this summer will Consist off 50 Eng & 30 Dutch Capitoll Men of War in the Line of battle besides the squad to the streights Cruzess &c
Great applicac E : of Darby for the B pprick in e Isle of Man vacant by the Death of Dr Levin/
on is made to theWee hear that D will be made Genn ll of the fforces here
SchombergIam tould that aGreat many p sons are gott beyond sea by Vertue of e Counterfeit Paper & that aWarrand is found filled up w th e Name of Mr Hambden sen . whereby he was to have been seized with all e Leading Men ab t e Queen whilst some Hellish Design was putting in Practise
There is now aNew seal made to the secretaries Office Engraven by e Most Curious & Artfull hand w ch is to be used without either wax or wafer Makeing an Impression on e Paper by e help of a screw w ch will be Difficult to Counterfeit
Whereas concerned in Counterfeiting the Lord Nottingams seal in e Paper & Warrants a 2d is now published to Assure such adiscoverie of his Pardon besides e Reward - 3 of e Rogues who Robbed s r Iohn ffreind were yesterday seized in Black fryers - ADutch Captain as he was takeing Coach yesterday in order to his Iourney for Holland shott himself Dead - Mr Welson e M r of e Vessel lately
e ffirst Proclamac on promises areward of 500li to those t shall discover e Persons4
being yeat an Embrio but aLittle [haie] will shew the Effect AGent who came from Ostend last Tuesday saies the they have lately had Great [succes] in fflanders which hindred the Moc ons of the Enemy but Iust as he came away it was in aManner Gon but the Rivers were soe swelled t there could be noe travelling for 8 or 10 Daies which has wonderfuly secured e Countrey from e Attaque of the Enemy And given our people opertunity to ffortifye those places most threatened to be beseiged
18 March 92/3
To The hon ble S r Rich d Newdigate Bar t at Arbury 7 near Coventry